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Author:   Thomas P. Harmon
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   T.& T.Clark Ltd
ISBN:  

9780567712127

ISBN 10:   0567712125
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   25 July 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part One: Setting up the Argument about the Universal Way of Salvation Chapter One: Politics, Perception, and Religion from Republic to Empire Chapter Two: Religious Universalism in the late Roman Empire and the Arguments of Porphyry of Tyre Chapter Three: The Few, the Many, and the Universal Way of Salvation in Augustine’s Early Works Part Two: Christ’s Mediation of the Universal Way of Salvation Chapter Four: Human Wholeness and the Universal Way of Salvation in the City of God Chapter Five: Plato on the Divisions Among Human Beings Chapter Six: Augustine’s Engagement with Platonic Political Philosophy on Ignorance and Difficulty Chapter Seven: Augustine’s Argument with Porphyry on the Universal Way of Salvation Chapter Eight: Christ the Mediator of the Universal Way of Salvation Chapter Nine: Charity, Justice, and Reconciliation in the Transpolitical City of God Part Three: The Universal Way of Salvation and Augustine Himself Chapter Ten: Human Wholeness in the Confessions Chapter Eleven: Augustine’s Philosophic Ascent Chapter Twelve: Salvation for the Philosopher and the Non-Philosopher: The Cases of Victorinus and Antony Chapter Thirteen: Augustine’s Moral and Religious Conversion: Soul and Body, Few and Many Conclusion Bibliography Index

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The Universal Way of Salvation in the Thought of Augustine sheds new light on an old distinction, that between the few and the many or the wise and the unwise. Thomas Harmon masterfully explores the writings of St. Augustine and discovers that although Augustine was well aware of the distinction and even influenced by it in the way that he categorized people, his Christian faith sought ways to minimize or transcend the gulf between the elite and hoi polloi, all in imitation of the Mediator between God and man, Jesus Christ. This volume is well poised to become the definitive word on the subject. * Michael P. Foley, Baylor University, USA *

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Thomas P. Harmon is Professor & Scanlan Foundation Chair in Theology, Directory of the MA in Evangelization & Culture and Associate Director of Catholic Studies at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas.

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